tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post7784456018822282597..comments2019-02-22T06:50:45.308+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: Sub TextKen Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-7159878965022807182011-06-04T12:31:14.913+01:002011-06-04T12:31:14.913+01:00Fantastic!!!Fantastic!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-73354148687464176802010-04-28T01:48:19.621+01:002010-04-28T01:48:19.621+01:00I love your stories! *Applause*
I tried the predic...I love your stories! *Applause*<br />I tried the predictive text on my iPhone - sadly it doesn&#39;t want to co-operate or maybe it knows a good vodka when it spells it ;)<br />Can&#39;t wait for the next story. Brilliant !travelmausnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-90157834230545697002009-04-28T19:46:00.000+01:002009-04-28T19:46:00.000+01:00Fiendish: Does this mean you can see me again? P...Fiendish: Does this mean you can see me again? Phew. :)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-88024712922861808582009-04-28T19:29:00.000+01:002009-04-28T19:29:00.000+01:00I'm a predictive text user but rarely have the occ...I'm a predictive text user but rarely have the occasion to be writing the word Smirnoff, so I had no idea. Great story. I love those eureka endings.Fiendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427088675092430747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-61762203210626881732009-04-24T14:58:00.000+01:002009-04-24T14:58:00.000+01:00Jena: I'm glad you liked it and particularly plea...Jena: I'm glad you liked it and particularly pleased that you tried the text thing... and it worked. :)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-92114091584324770522009-04-23T15:20:00.000+01:002009-04-23T15:20:00.000+01:00Hi Ken,
I use predictive text because when I don'...Hi Ken,<br /><br />I use predictive text because when I don't use it, I tend to use the short cut even when I write.<br /><br />Many people I know hate predictive text, but it's really very practical and it facilitates texting. I disliked it too before but when I learned how to use it, I don't write without it. <br /><br />I'm a heavy texter..lol...very cheap and very convenient.<br /><br />and I tried texting smirnoff and I did come out with "Poisoned". Very clever Ken and very original. I enjoyed the story enormously.<br /><br />All the best.Jena Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609925272840089993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-87412259112044093702009-04-22T10:15:00.000+01:002009-04-22T10:15:00.000+01:00Brady: I'll look forward to that Zombie Short, 's...Brady: I'll look forward to that Zombie Short, 'sounds right up my street. Always a pleasure dude! :)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-61967629349676921322009-04-21T04:42:00.000+01:002009-04-21T04:42:00.000+01:00Okay, I'll let you claim the insomnia, fact is tha...Okay, I'll let you claim the insomnia, fact is that this story kept running through my head and just wouldn't let go.<br /><br />I've got a zombie short coming up soon that I'll be posting to the blog, I'll let you know when it's up. :)Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926505633531944151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-11360943885941275612009-04-20T19:19:00.000+01:002009-04-20T19:19:00.000+01:00Jim: Good movie title there - 'Predictive Text Wi...Jim: Good movie title there - 'Predictive Text With a Vengeance', I'd be in the queue. <br /><br />Brady: Thanks mate! Good to see you. :)<br /><br />Margaret: I think it's a setting you can turn on or off - the world (from where I'm sitting) seems equally divided on who uses it and who doesn't. If I am writing my friend Berta's name it always changes it to 'Bestia' or 'Cervic'. <br /><br />Rachel: 'Sleazy', I will take! Thanks. Predictive Text is, in my experience, anything but. :)<br /><br />Brady: It's a good idea. I'm particularly pleased that I messed with your sleep. No it wasn't the anti-B's, I'm claiming it in the name of seedy fiction. :)<br /><br />The fun with this type of quick sketch is to just run with it and see what happens. Personally speaking, I like the 'solid rock' gag and the 'one good eye' reference which I knew nothing about until I had typed them.<br /><br />I like to pretend this was dashed off but although was written and put up here in a matter of a few hours, it was worked and worked and worked again in that time (and edited three times since yesterday) :)<br /><br />Thanks again for spending time and energy on it.Ken Armstronghttp://kenwriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-83760888872851062792009-04-20T15:54:00.000+01:002009-04-20T15:54:00.000+01:00You know, I couldn't stop thinking about this last...You know, I couldn't stop thinking about this last night. It seems one of the side-effects of the antibiotics I'm on is sleeplessness...<br /><br />Now, suggestions are a dime a dozen and opinions can smack the face like a fish, but hear me out and take it for what you will.<br /><br />Colombo always had a way of making the perp feel so much better than him, it let him get closer to pick up the details he needed to crack the case. In the current form the fact that your protagonist has a male partner is quite pronounced. So here's the rub:<br /><br />If you ever decide to expand this out, what if you were a little more sly with who is sending the text at first, then maybe slip the word 'partner' out of your protagonist's mouth like bait on a hook. It could be enough to catch Mr. Vodka off guard as he's about ready to leave and give him something to poke fun at. Then when your guy cracks the case, joke's on him. <br /><br />It may also be a trickier way to handle the situation for people who may feel a bit like Smirnoffs themselves when you introduce the relationship, but it's sneaky because when Smirnoff laughs at your Colombo-esque character, it will only build sympathy and dissipate any prejudices. (In most cases - I hope!)<br /><br />Yarr opinions are like butts, everyone's got one and they all stink. :(Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926505633531944151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-12851256508302458822009-04-20T13:44:00.000+01:002009-04-20T13:44:00.000+01:00I've never used predictive text so I don't underst...I've never used predictive text so I don't understand why it would do that! Aren't the letters too different? Good story though! Very sleazy.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-31854102958417212992009-04-20T13:03:00.000+01:002009-04-20T13:03:00.000+01:00I didn't know it either, Ken. I'm not sure my phon...I didn't know it either, Ken. I'm not sure my phone has predictive text on it as it has never offered a word before and I'm always backing up to re-type something, too so evidently doesn't have spell check.<br /><br />Very entertaining story here my lad!<br /><br />Thanks!Margarethttp://eyespi20.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-82389248069077173022009-04-20T11:59:00.000+01:002009-04-20T11:59:00.000+01:00Very nice Ken! I liked that, very clever!
I don'...Very nice Ken! I liked that, very clever! <br /><br />I don't have a cell, so I guess I don't hate the predictive text as much as Jim. There's nothing to turn off. :)<br /><br />-BradyBradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926505633531944151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-18236681698475972922009-04-20T10:51:00.000+01:002009-04-20T10:51:00.000+01:00Since I hate predictive text with a vengeance - th...Since I <I>hate</I> predictive text with a vengeance - the first thing I did when my wife got me my last phone was turn the damn thing off - I also did not know that little fact.<br /><br />Nice one, Ken.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-72885677169724213502009-04-19T23:50:00.000+01:002009-04-19T23:50:00.000+01:00Lyndi: Thanks Lyndi, these are like sketches in a...Lyndi: Thanks Lyndi, these are like sketches in a sketch - nothing too serious. I'm pleased you enjoyed it though, it was a good start to my day to hear it.<br /><br />Lette: (Bows) I love a bit of applause me. Funnily enough, my first film starts shooting on July 1st. Post on this very subject due soon.<br /><br />Susan: I love the fact that you tried it! I had to try it too when I heard it. It's fun innit (the little fact, I mean). This stuff comes out very fast once I get it clear in my head - funny how lots of stuff that didn't seem to be anywhere in my head just appears on the page when I start getting it down. Writing is such fun! :)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-51525558765707410162009-04-19T21:24:00.000+01:002009-04-19T21:24:00.000+01:00Well, I didn't know that 'small fact'--I even plug...Well, I didn't know that 'small fact'--I even plugged in my dusty old phone so I can try it LOL. Cool stuff, and loved the Colombo - Murder she Wrote comment; clever and fun. <br /><br />Dashed off in a day? Dayum.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-39213623122847152482009-04-19T11:27:00.000+01:002009-04-19T11:27:00.000+01:00Clapps profusely!!! WOOOOO WOOOOOO!!!!!! so whens ...Clapps profusely!!! WOOOOO WOOOOOO!!!!!! so whens it being turned into a movie???? <br /><br />seriously tho ur writing is truely awsome :) loves it :)Lettehttp://lettesblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-54776856923797135922009-04-19T06:51:00.000+01:002009-04-19T06:51:00.000+01:00Every time I read your stories I am totally taken ...Every time I read your stories I am totally taken aback. Wow, you have got loads of talent. You will have to write this novel, I need to know what happened to Smirnoff.Lyndihttp://nice2all.comnoreply@blogger.com